1955 VFL Round 9: Footscray v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 11 June 1955 between Footscray and Hawthorn during round 9 of the 1955 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Hawthorn at Western Oval.
Charlie Sutton captained the hosts with Wally Donald as vice-captain.
John Kennedy captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Sutton and the visitors were coached by Jack Hale.
Footscray
C. Sutton (capt.), W. Donald (vice-capt.), P. Box, A. Clough, B. Collins, J. Collins, R. Duffy, A. Edwards, J. Gallagher, A. Gardiner, H. Henderson, J. Kerr, J. Nuttall, D. Reynolds, D. Ross, Kevin Smith, Kevin Smith, H. Stevens, A. Warren, T. Whitten
Hawthorn
Back:
A. Hughes, L. Crane, I. Egerton
Half-back:
B. Kann, C. Philp, B. Boland
Centre:
P. O'Brien, J. O'Mahoney, L. Wilkinson
Half-forward:
G. Arthur, G. Howells, G. Peck
Forward:
A. Woodley, C. Thompson, R. Simmonds
Follower:
J. Kennedy (capt.), J. Peck, K. Coghlan
Sub.:
N. Maginness, I. McCann
Footscray (17.12.114) defeated Hawthorn (8.11.59).
Goalkickers
Footscray: J. Collins (4), Kevin Smith (3), J. Kerr (2), Kevin Smith (2), C. Sutton (2), B. Collins, R. Duffy, A. Gardiner, D. Reynolds
Hawthorn: C. Thompson (2), K. Coghlan, I. Egerton, G. Howells, G. Peck, J. Peck, C. Philp
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 4th on the ladder and Hawthorn were then 7th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Footscray
v
Hawthorn
Date:
Saturday 11 June 1955
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
28,807
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Footscray | 1 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 10 | 17 | . | 12 | 17 | . | 12 | (114) |
| Hawthorn | 6 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 11 | 8 | . | 11 | (59) |
| Margin | HWTH by 34 | HWTH by 1 | FOOT by 1 | FOOT by 55 | FOOT by 55 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray),
Jack Hale
(Hawthorn)
Captains:
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray),
John Kennedy
(Hawthorn)
Vice-Captains:
Wally Donald
(Footscray),
unknown
(Hawthorn)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Frood
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Clough, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Collins, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Gardiner, Alex | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kerr, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Nuttall, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Reynolds, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Smith, Kevin | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 16 | Smith, Kevin | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Stevens, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Warren, Allen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 12 | |||
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Arthur, Graham | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Boland, Brian | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Coghlan, Kevin | RO↓ | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Crane, Len | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Egerton, Ian | BPR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Howells, Geoff | CHF | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Hughes, Alf | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kann, Brian | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Kennedy, John (c) | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Maginness, Norm | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | McCann, Ian | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | O'Brien, Phil | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | O'Mahoney, John | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Peck, Graham | HFFR↓ | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Peck, John | RR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Philp, Clive | CHB | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Simmonds, Roy | FPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Thompson, Clayton | FF | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Wilkinson, Lance | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Woodley, Allan | FPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 11 | |||
N. Maginness replaced K. Coghlan during the second quarter.
I. McCann replaced G. Peck at three-quarter-time.
Legend
ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50sPlayer Line-Up
| Footscray | Coach: Charlie Sutton | ||||||||||||||
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| 12 | A. Hughes | 14 | L. Crane | 32 | I. Egerton |
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| 22 | B. Kann | 8 | C. Philp | 1 | B. Boland |
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| 15 | P. O'Brien | 3 | J. O'Mahoney | 16 | L. Wilkinson |
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| CENTRE | 10 | J. Kennedy (c) | 35 | N. Maginness | |||||||||||
| HALF-FORWARD | 23 | J. Peck | 34 | I. McCann | |||||||||||
| 2 | G. Arthur | 33 | G. Howells | 25 | G. Peck | 6 | K. Coghlan |
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| 24 | A. Woodley | 20 | C. Thompson | 27 | R. Simmonds |
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| Hawthorn | Coach: Jack Hale | ||||||||||||||